Tim Lewton Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Sat here, been blowing a hooly all day, go for BBQ option few glasses of wine and the wind drops. Same old too late to do anything, dierenal I know still annoying though. Lucky man who has big field at the end of the garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Oh don't I know that feeling! The number of times I've got up, sniffed the air, decided the weather forecast was spot on - windy/raining or both. So I gallantly say to Mrs BEB "Would you like to go out somewhere nice together today dear" - thinking here's a chance to get a few brownie points at no real cost. Of course as soon as I get in car with Mrs BEB to start on our expedition,....the wind drops, the sun comes out from behind the clouds and I just have to grin and bear it! That is until Mrs BEB says "I'm surprised we're going out today, such a nice day I'd have thought you would want to go flying? Nice though isn't it". I swear she knows! BEB PS I have to be charitable today its her 29th wedding anniversary - mine too coincidentally! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Just a beginner, BEB We celebrated our 48th last March and SWMBO never turned a hair today at Cosford when I tentativley mentioned I fancied a new battery charger - a snip at £209 with the 5% show discount. I do wonder though why she's always so keen to pack me off flying for the day. Excellent set up at Cosford BTW. After the reports of last year's fiasco I was dubious about going but I am delighted to have my doubts come to nought. A bit windy (it moderated but didn't drop all that much) but after early rain the sun came out and there was some excellent flying and a good trade presence. Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David... Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 If it's as the day approaches sunset, say 1900 onwards at the moment in the UK, the wind speed tends to decrease because at night the surface of the Earth cools much more rapidly than does the air above the surface. This cooling difference means the Earth becomes colder than the air above it and air in close contact with the ground at a height of less than 300ft becomes colder than the air above it. This gives rise to a temperature inversion and it that reduces the mixing that occurs between different vertical layers of the atmosphere. Once the inversion is setup (before sunset) the wind speed drops. When flying before sunset, it is not unusual to notice much higher wind speeds when the aircraft altitude goes over ~ 300ft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Happy anniversary Mr + Mrs BEB Our 40th this year, my other half packs me some sarnies up and go's day tripping with Granddaughter and her mates, I have to make my own flask up though John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Did your good lady like her boat, BEB ? As for the wind, I think it has got windier of the last couple of years. Edited By cymaz on 20/07/2015 06:30:39 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Skilbeck Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Depends what you are flying, I looked at the forecast on Saturday (16 mph SW) and thought Cosford on Sunday, sloping on Saturday, get up the slope and it's only a light breeze , fortunately a few thermals so a bit of slermaling was in order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Two of us finally got fed up with not flying on Sunday. Of we went in a wind gusting to almost 20 mph. One of us had a helicopter and I took one of my very fast semil scale racers. WE had a great afternoon. and reminded ourselves that one can fly in wind with the right model. In that past I have noticed that once one says "Today is too windy" the next time the wind will be slightly less but it is "Still too windy" and so it goes on until one is waiting for really calm weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josip Vrandecic -Mes Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 @ Dear BEB, first of all .. Happy anniversary ... The other, not less important ,why is your story, about marriage and weather report, a very familiar to me... Cheers Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extra slim Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Like you Pete, my pass out is only for Sundays having a young family and being a sad individual I keep a rough log, as I have so many planes I like to keep track of what gets the most airtime. For over a year the average wind speed is 15-20mph!!... You hit the nail on the head with "the right model"...I see so many, BNF, lightweight ARTF's, which are great in benign conditions, doable but not enjoyable in a wind, and wonder why it appears that 90% of peoples hangars nowadays consist of these types, given our climatic nuances, suppose many can fly in the evenings. I have flown, my hotliner, electic wings, and my little high wind loaded 25 size nitro's more in the last few years, and my lightweight 3D machines have rarely been out. Not that I cant fly them in a wind, but it tends to not be as enjoyable and more of proving a point, where as the other models come into their own when there is a breeze. Still I have taught my 6 year old how to fly a stunt kite!!, this year!! I agree, Any airtime is good, and if we all made excuses for too windy, wind in wrong direction, too sunny, too hot, too cold etc, no one would fly in the UK!!..get out there, get up, have fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hopkin Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I find the wind strength is inversely proportional to the availabiity of my pass out to go and "play" as she puts it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulianJ Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Excuse my ignorance, but which models are best for windy conditions??? Gliders??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Fast models. Gliders fly slowly and so will not penetrate into wind. (Not talking about slope soarers which tend to be heavy and fast.. The model that I was flying is almost certainly flying at over 80 mph and a lot faster in a dive. Edited By Peter Miller on 20/07/2015 13:46:53 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Extra Slim Actually I am lucky, I can fly any time that I want but I like to fly with at least one other person so the occasional weekday afternoon but for a really nice social flying session Sundays are best. Funny thing, I keep forgetting, I actually have a stunt kite stored in the box. Oicture in the post above shows the model that I was flying yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tee Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I don't know about best for windy conditions Julian but Sunday was steady breeze(wind) with gusts no idea of speed. My new Radian 2 metre foam glider handled the wind very well and I had 2 good flights of 15 - 20 min. Also flew a foamy Piper Cub at 3 times the weight which was blown all over the place. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extra slim Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Nice model Pete, V similar to my little edge. Get your kite out...mine is one of those parachute types, pretty small and about £3 from a well known german supermarket a year of so ago, rolls up into a tiny pouch but great fun. A lot more relaxing than a carbon framed triangular one which tends to whoosh about the sky sending people scattering. We played knock the cap off last week with it!!! Julian, in terms of what flies best in a breeze. Well I could say that my 14oz foam delta flies the best in that the response is instant and stall is non existent, but it gets knocked by the wind constantly, but the total control means it rarely ends in tears. BUT it isn't very enjoyable. I find models with heavier wing loading tend to handle the breeze much better in terms of getting knocked around, plus a thinner wing profile like my hotliner. My little edge has a thin wing section and is probably about 20-22oz/sq ft wing loading. The hotliner wing is like a razor blade and it isn't light!!. I'm sure others can chip in with what models they consider for windier days, they are just mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vecchio Austriaco Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Happy anniversary BEB. I am close to my first anniversary now - well - I had a 25th a few years before About the wind: didn't drop... windy it was on Saturday, but you can either stay at home or go out and fight the wind.... Had my boy over for some flying, so no excuse... My e-flight Extra was bouncing about like an indoor foamy - and who knows this plane will agree that it is not too light, especially on 4C4000 batteries. Took me 4 trials at the approach - all in one piece. But after 2 flights I switched my activity from flying to watching the others My boy was cheating - flying a TR 550 and a TR 600 nitro he didn't feel the wind much. But he had also his exciting moment - the OS55 in the 600 decided that the set-up was to lean and stalled after some 5 min flight - but the young guys have the right reaction - brought it home by auto rotation - not a scratch. VA Edited By Vecchio Austriaco on 20/07/2015 15:27:17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Claridge Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 talking of kites, i used a two line stunt kite to exersize a two year old labrador the kite had a fifty foot tail on it, to which i tied a boneo dog biscuit. this was heavy enough to make the tail hang lowand side swiping the kite you could keep the biscuit two feet off the ground with the dog in hot pursuit. ten minuites was enough to tire the dog and then let him rest for 30 mins, another ten mins and then he wanted to go home, only bind was winding in the lines and tail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Claridge Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 ps my motto is give the job to a lazy man and he will find an easier way to do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Carpenter Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Hi. Flew my new Wots Wot in 15 mph yesterday. No problem. My 3 year old Cavalier King Charles will chase my Parkzone mini Mustang around so I fly low and slow and he gets 4 minutes exercise out of 3 batteries . But of course must be almost windless .hes fun to watch !colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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